The old universe has to be canon since it leads into the crossover. The new reset universe was created when Dr Robotnik messed up Sonic's attempt to restore reality. The new universe only comes into existence because of the previous 251 issues plus Archie chose to continue with the numbering instead of rebooting the series with a new issue 1.

Basically with the layout of the reboot, it's trying to play off as if the old continuity hijacked the reboot's continuity. With Sonic and friends going crazy for four issues. Which is almost unbelievable from an outside perspective as we know nothing about the prior history of the reboot to really solidify the thought except for some bare essentials that got thrown out. Which can be summed up as SatAM and the major videogames already happened.

If Sonic hadn't breathed in those toxins in #254, then Countdown to Chaos wouldn't be necessary to the reboot timeline. As the construction of the Sky Patrol is just another thing that the comic could sweep under the rug like so many other things. But Sonic suddenly turning Werehog for no reason is too glaring of an issue.

Vampfox wrote:The old universe has to be canon since it leads into the crossover. The new reset universe was created when Dr Robotnik messed up Sonic's attempt to restore reality. The new universe only comes into existence because of the previous 251 issues plus Archie chose to continue with the numbering instead of rebooting the series with a new issue 1.

Yeah. That's not how the concept of reboots work.

Everything was blown up, rewritten at it's core and for all intents and purposes the 247 issues before Worlds Collide had vastly different storylines.

Mobotropolis wrote:So ... the Prime-verse version of the characters were erased from existence and new versions of those characters inherited their memories and promptly forgot them?

No...? They're the same characters but they've been rewritten, not replaced.

Mobotropolis wrote:Didn't Sonic remember Megaman? Doesn't that imply that he is Sonic Prime?

Post-reboot Sonic essentially always has been the Prime Sonic. Again, you're going under the mindset that one incarnation of a character replaced another. They haven't, they're the same character, just rewritten.

Also Worlds Collide happened in the reboot universe too so of course Sonic would remember Mega Man.

Vampfox wrote:The old universe has to be canon since it leads into the crossover. The new reset universe was created when Dr Robotnik messed up Sonic's attempt to restore reality. The new universe only comes into existence because of the previous 251 issues plus Archie chose to continue with the numbering instead of rebooting the series with a new issue 1.

Yeah. That's not how the concept of reboots work.

Everything was blown up, rewritten at it's core and for all intents and purposes the 247 issues before Worlds Collide had vastly different storylines.

Actually, that's pretty much exactly how this reboot works. The new universe wouldn't exist as it is were it not for the events of the old universe leading to it.

the events of the old universe are what lead to the creation of the new universe from our perspective as readers, however the nature of that creation resulted in altering history, so in this reality, what actually lead to the Genesis Wave being caused was somehow different, because in this reality Sonic wasn't saving Mecha Sally in the arctic, instead he was in the middle of Generations or something

Vampfox wrote:The old universe has to be canon since it leads into the crossover. The new reset universe was created when Dr Robotnik messed up Sonic's attempt to restore reality. The new universe only comes into existence because of the previous 251 issues plus Archie chose to continue with the numbering instead of rebooting the series with a new issue 1.

Actually, "Worlds Unite" explained that the crossover happened in the new universe1.) Eggman uses the Genesis Wave to do "Genesis"2.

3. Eggman somehow finds out about the Time eater4. Sonic Generations Happens5. Wily finds Eggman6. Worlds Collide Happens7. Because of what Eggman did in Worlds Collide, Sonic and Eggman suddenly get memories from a universe that never was and "Countdown to Chaos" happens.

Mr.Unsmiley wrote:the events of the old universe are what lead to the creation of the new universe from our perspective as readers, however the nature of that creation resulted in altering history, so in this reality, what actually lead to the Genesis Wave being caused was somehow different, because in this reality Sonic wasn't saving Mecha Sally in the arctic, instead he was in the middle of Generations or something

Imagine like Sonic 06. The stuff had to happen in order for it to be erased from the timeline, but because of the events that did happen during hte game, it was erased, therefore it wouldn't be on any simple chronological timeline. (it'd be more of a time web, at that point)